11 Colorado and Jobs for PwDs Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, President

22 Colorado  77.3% of persons without disabilities aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  42.3% of PwDs aged 18 to 64 are employed. 3  15,700 persons aged 16 to 20 have a disability. 1  267,600 persons aged 21 to 64 have a disability. 1  560,237 people who have a disability live in CO. 3  The employment gap between PwDs and people without disabilities decreased by 1.8% from 2012 to  114, 528 people aged received SSDI or SSI benefits in the year  In 2012, total expenditure on SSDI benefits in CO for PwDs was $1,512, 816,  Voc. Rehab. obtained 2,496 jobs for PwDs in CO in 2012 (out of 8,304 applicants). 3 Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) Disability Status Report: Colorado, disabiliystatistics.org 2.StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, Annual Disability Statistics CompendiumAnnual Disability Statistics Compendium

33 Colorado Data People with Disabilities (%)People without Disabilities (%) Poverty 1 US CO Smoking 1 US CO Obesity 1 US CO Employment 1 US CO Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. Pg 53, 54, 72, 73, 29Annual Disability Statistics Compendium.

44 CO Ages 6 to 21 Served Under IDEA All Disabilities74,84576,481 Specific Learning Disability32,98134,317 Speech or Language Impairment13,20812,872 Intellectual Disability2,9222,845 Emotional Disturbance6,6896,467 Multiple Disability3,3163,407 Hearing Impairment1,3041,281 Orthopedic Impairment9,6409,953 Other Health ImpairmentOmitted18 Visual Impairment Autism4,0084,482 Deaf Blindness19 Traumatic Brain Injury Developmental DelayOmitted Source:

55 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 16 to 20 in Colorado in 2012 Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *Total numbers reported 15,700* 2,300* 1,500*3,100* 11,300* 2,000* 6,200*

66 Prevalence of Disability Among Non-Institutionalized People Ages 21 to 64 in Colorado in 2012 Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *Total numbers reported 267,600* 48,500* 64,400*128,800* 101,100* 44,000* 82,300*

77 Employment of Non-Institutionalized Working-Age People (Ages 21 to 64) by Disability Status in Colorado in 2012 Source: Cornell UniversityCornell University *Total numbers reported 112,300* 23,300* 36,600* 39,100* 27,900* 10,200* 16,900*

88 Colorado Project SEARCH Sites  Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder  Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora  Columbine Health Systems, Fort Collins  Department of the Interior, Denver Project SEARCH: Contact Erin Riehle at

99 Which Employers in Your State Must Meet 503 Rules (Hire PwDs)?  Top contractors:  Lockheed Martin Corp.  United Launch Alliance L.L.C.  Raytheon Company  Triwest Healthcare Alliance Corp.  Alliance for Sustainable Energy L.L.C See the entire list on the fed spending websitefed spending website How to get started: Job Accommodation Network  US Business Leadership Network 

10 Jobs in Colorado  Employment increased in 4 of 11 major industry sectors during 2010:  Education and health services, leisure and hospitality, professional & business services, and trade, transportation and utilities.  Click here for your Workforce Development Plan Click here for your Workforce Development Plan  Click here for your Workforce Development Board Click here for your Workforce Development Board

11 Resources  StateData: The National Report on Employment Services and Outcomes, 2013 (data from 2012)  2012 Disability Status Report United States, Cornell University, 2012:  Fedspending:  Project SEARCH:  Job Accommodation Network:  State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency: egory_cd=SVR egory_cd=SVR  RespectAbilityUSA:

12 Let Us Know If We Can Help! We have many resources for policy makers and employers on our website and are ready to help! RespectAbilityUSA 4340 East-West Hwy, Suite 1100 Bethesda, MD Cell: (202) 365 – 0787 Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi President